It's also a major function of the boats comfort factor in otherwords her displacement to her waterplane area and of course her overall size. I...
Diesels have enough exhaust pressure to start with a fair amount of water in the pipe. I always liked the shortest route straight out the nearest...
I'd rather see the mast go easily over the side if it has to. My vote is always for deck stepped. So easy to remove for the European canals...
Brian Eiland I met a yacht at sea of the azores with a bipod mast it was in the normal ,mast position for a cutter , fabricated from carbon...
Mr Speer You should come to Scotland or Norway with your multihull and try the North sea. I know that multihulls have been broken-up by heavy...
With one fatal flaw
aitchem Theres a steel 44 footer here at Ardfern thats circumnavigated looks the part, you may be interested....
aitchem Aye the real Aberdeen when I am home. Usually on the west coast though. Loch Craignish is my current spot I have many friends around...
(Mike in red Vega in black) Jim said: ”Cruising yachts run aground all the time” I don’t really know what he means with “all the time” or...
Works well, but only above the waterline outside and everywhere else. Evertime I expose or clean a piece of my boat I paint it with a zinc rich...
I find the modern electronic (fluxgate) ones are so much more reliable in a steel vessel, you just motor around in a circle and it all self...
I have been Howard Hello I have had several yachts of various designs. Currently I mostly live aboard a 56 foot ketch of around 35 tons...
Just think what'll happen when ye clonk that protruberance on a big black rock in a heaving swell when you exhaustedly confuse IALA with IALB ?...
Dont even bother reading that unless you want a laugh. You had better have a look at the post...
Gonzo, Mike What a bunch of ****** that outfit is. Obviously even to a layman like me that they have no idea. Though to many they appear great...
Aye Steve I ken ye mon. A god marketing attention grabber carefully thoughtout guaranteed to irritate and attract. But good worthy thread all...
All my time aboard both my merchant marine service and on freighters the lower decks drank whatever they could get locally and cheaply. I have...
Not true... Not true AHHHHHH and I thought you were a nice chap, no wee drams at sea ? A brigade of the Black Watch are on their way to...
Fred , Vega Vega I would disagree with you heartily, I have a lot of time on both light and heavy boats as have others here such as Mr...
Sheesh fella you can type eh? They say your Name is Chris , I am no typist so I 'll keep it short. Chris I am not casting aspersions or...
